Wiener Kammerorchester

Vienna Chamber Orchestra

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Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Born 1946
Origin Vienna, Austria
Genres Classical
Years active 1946
Website http://www.kammerorchester.com/en/wko.html

The Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Das Wiener KammerOrchester, or WKO) is an Austrian chamber orchestra based at the Vienna Konzerthaus.

The WKO was founded in 1946, and its first artistic directors were Franz Litschauer, Heinrich Hollreiser, Paul Angerer, and Carlo Zecchi. When he took over the position from 1976 to 1991, Philippe Entremont started a tradition of conductors playing a dual rôle, appearing as both conductor and soloist. Entremont has continued as the Orchestra's lifetime honorary conductor, leading it on tour and in its matinee subscription series at the Konzerthaus. In addition, the WKO has continued to invite dual-role artists, including Yehudi Menuhin, Heinz Holliger, Heinrich Schiff, and Ola Rudner.

Heinrich Schiff was chief conductor of the WKO from 2005 to 2008, when he stepped down from the post for health reasons. Stefan Vladar was named the new chief conductor of the WKO in May 2008.[1] Since 2003, the WKO's associate conductor is Joji Hattori.

Ernst Märzendorfer led the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in the first complete recording of the symphonies of Joseph Haydn. This was given a very limited release, for which reason it is widely believed that Antal Doráti's series with the Philharmonia Hungarica was the first complete recording.[2]

Chief conductors

  • Franz Litschauer
  • Heinrich Hollreiser
  • Paul Angerer
  • Carlo Zecchi (1966-1976)
  • Philippe Entremont (1976-1991)
  • Ernst Kovacic (artistic leader, 1996-1998)
  • Christoph Eberle (1999-2004)
  • Heinrich Schiff (2005-2008)
  • Stefan Vladar (2008-present)

References

  1. Stefan Vladar neuer Chefdirigent des Wiener Kammerorchesters, Vienna Online, 2008-05-16. URL accessed on 2009-02-07.
  2. Music Web International

External links

See also

  • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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